"The greatest example of softness I've ever seen in Chen Style was demonstrated by Feng Zhiqiang, a famous student of Chen Fake. In 1982, Feng demonstrated his art with other Taiji masters outside of Shanghai in Jading. Feng's power was unbelievably concealed within the softness and resiliency of his joints. When he moved, the ground shook with what seemed like both primary and secondary seismic waves. (He gathered energy and used circulation not emission.) His body appeared to me to be as soft as jelly on the outside and as hard as a diamond on the inside. However, when a Chen family member, who also demonstrated in Jading that year moved, you it could see the force move and easily observe its origins. A definite difference in level and skill could be deduced. Feng Zhiqiang went on to demonstrate push hands and a variety of techniques with such deftness and softness, the power in what he did was clear. The reputation of Chen Style was enormously enhanced among the Taijiquan masters that were there for the demonstration. The one thing that is easy for the initiated to see is Feng's ability to extend and collapse his joints, especially the elbow, without the opponent being able to sense or detect Feng's sophisticated force. (This would not be the case if Feng moved from the waist first and shook in the way that some so-called master Chen Stylists do.)"